ROLE OF VITAMIN D IN THE EFFICIENCY OF ANTIRESORPTIVE THERAPY

Vitamin D deficiency is one of the substantiated risk factors of osteoporosis. This vitamin is required to provide intestinal calcium absorption, bone metabolism regulation, and neuromuscular functions in the body. Vitamin D deficiency results in increased bone metabolism, causing bone loss progress...

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Main Author: N V Toroptsova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2009-06-01
Series:Современная ревматология
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Online Access:http://mrj.ima-press.net/index.php/mrj/article/view/231